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The superlative of the adjective is formed by adding -st, as is usually the case in English too, and umlauting the preceding vowel where appropriate, e.g
billig der/die/das billigste = > cheap the cheapest gesund die/die/das gesündeste = > healthy the healthiest groß der/die/das größte = > big the biggest klein der/die/das kleinste = > small the smallest
Adjectives ending in -d, -t or any s-sound (i.e. -s, -ss, -ß, -sch or -z) insert an e before adding -st, e.g.
hübsch Elke ist das hübscheste Mädchen in der Klasse. pretty Elke is the prettiest girl in the class
The same applies to the adjective neu (new), i.e. der neueste/am neuesten. Adjectives of more than two syllables in English employ ‘most’ instead of the ending ‘-st’, but this is not the case in German where -st can be added to an adjective whatever the number of syllables it contains, e.g.
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langweilig der langweiligste Film boring the most boring Film
interessant das interessanteste Buch interesting the most interesting book
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